thromboangiitis obliterans

noun

A recurring progressive inflammation and thrombosis of small and medium arteries and veins of the hands and feet, strongly associated with the use of tobacco products.

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Buerger diseaseBuerger's disease
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Meanings

nounthromboangiitis obliterans (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA recurring progressive inflammation and thrombosis of small and medium arteries and veins of the hands and feet, strongly associated with the use of tobacco products.

    Synonyms: Buerger disease, Buerger's disease

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA recurring progressive inflammation and thrombosis of small and medium arteries and veins of the hands and feet, strongly associated with the use of tobacco products.

Similar
Buerger diseaseBuerger's disease
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APA

thromboangiitis obliterans. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thromboangiitis%20obliterans

MLA

“thromboangiitis obliterans.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thromboangiitis%20obliterans. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thromboangiitis obliterans,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thromboangiitis%20obliterans.

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